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Kerala Yoga & Meditation
Yoga, the science of man, based on ancient Indian wisdom and culture, is an
art of living a healthy, balanced, peaceful and contented life. Yoga, being
a total integrated system, studies man in his wholeness - body, mind and spirit
and is integrated to certain principles, ideas, values, attitudes and a way
of life for personal and social benefits.
Conceived by the great sages in their quest for self-realisation, it has come
to be recognised during its; long travails from the hermitages to the cities,
as the science of man, a philosophy old life, a code of conduct, an attitude
and an approach, as well as an art of living which is capable not only of ensuring
physical well-being, mental peace harmony, moral elevation and spiritual uplift
of man but also of transforming man from his gross animal existence to the sublime
heights of divinity.
It must, however be kept in mind that it is a long and arduous journey calling
for perseverance, persistence, dedication and total surrender. There is no instant
yoga. It is not a question of merely closing one's eyes or of sitting in a posture.
It involves cultivation of an attitude and approach to life.
It must not only be a philosophy to be imbibed but a practical philosophy which
must be lived. It is therefore, not enough to think of yoga but to do it and
to live it in our lives. It is also necessary to understand that yoga is not
a substitute for action. Human effort is indispensable. The transformation is
not at the cost of action but to enable us to perform our duties more efficiently,
more effectively and honestly.
Yoga had recognised and accepted the importance of the mind and the subconscious
over the total human personality much earlier than modern psychology did in
its present form. Yoga is a stepwise, stage wise eight fold path to final liberation
from pain and suffering. These steps progressively take us to the highest state
of creativity, of discriminative knowledge and towards attaining the desired
perfection.
Eight stages in ashtangayoga :
Disciplined behaviour (yama)
Self purification (niyama)
Bodily postures such as the lotus position (asana)
Control of breathing (pranayama)
Control of the senses (pratyahara)
Fixing of the mind on a chosen object (dharana)
Meditation (dhyana)
Samadhi - a state of being where you experience absolute tranquility and well
being.
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